Clothes hamper



Aug. 19, 1952 ER T 2,607,653

CLOTHES HAMPER Filed May 23, 1951 3e v INVENTOR.

' .Cor| Fuerst BY Qdwk ATTORNEY$ Patented Aug. 19, 1952tionot-NesyfYol-k.

15., ascorpora- ApplicationMay as, 1951;.SerialNo; 227,783"- 7 inventionrelates "generally to"- clothes hampers:

One :object of 'ther'present invention is the provision'oi'. a clotheshamper having a main receptacle -iior soiled clothes and l linen "and acompartment which". may be used to contain" articles of a differentcharacter: segregated from the contents of ti-remaincompartment.

Another object of the present inventioniisi the provision" of a. clotheshamper which has: integrated. therewith. a; separate articlecomp'artment' which is-norma'lly' concealedafrom: view, for example,-when: the back .of: the; hamper is. dis:- posed'adjacentt'to: the wallof-a room.

I Anotheraohj ect: of the present inventionzisathe provision of a.clothes hamper which: has in tegratedtherewith a separate? article:comput ment,-.- the hamper resembling a: conventional hamper: inla'llrespects-,rin the. normal .positioning of the hamper in-asroom. Anotherobject of the-presentinvention is the provision. of .a clothes-hamperhavingi'aseparate article compartment-L which is.-,of 1 improved con-:-struction. and. appearance and-iniwhichl articles, especially'abrush forclearnng the bowl of: a water closet, may be disposed and; concealedfroinview. I.

Yet another object .of the present invention is the provision ofaclothesha mper having a separate article compartment which takes up nomore .space thana conventional clothes hamper. .Other objects,features-and-advantages oithe invention. will become apparentas thedescrip: tionthereof proceeds whenconsidered. inconnection with theaccompanying illustrative drawingsinwhich; V

r Fig, 1-.is-a-iront-perspectiveview ofl'a..clothes hamper embodying;-the present. invention. the cover .being shown. in. open position;

Figc2'is aside elevational view oftlie'clothes hamper,;parts..beingshowncut away, forillus trative purposes l Fig. 3"isarear viewofthehampen; v I

Fig. 4 is a sectionalview taken on the lineal-l otFig. 3; and I Fig. 5isa sectionalviewsimilar inga modification. V

,Refrrihg to thedrawings inv det L'Land more particularly to l'to 3thereof there is shown ahamper H] which comprises aclosed bottom l2,uprightwall M; a top cover l6,.a rearwall. 1.8., and a separate. articlecompartment? Said rear wall IB may he made from woodlor sheet metal orany other suitable material; Wall 14 may, "be. made from anyconventional material, suchas-wlcker'work, as indicated at W. The

LGlaims. (01. 312-211) v top-16 of thehamper lfl is hin'g'edtosaidihamp'er at '22"andlis swlngable from the 'normally' olosed positionshown inFigs. 2 and. 3 to an" open position' sho'wn'in Fig." lfor acessto the main oom- 'partment' which normally serves as a storagereceptacle'for soiled clothes and linen. A's-shown in F154, the bottom:I 2 of the hamp'er' Innis suitably perforated as at 26, providingairiholes formain compartment 24' of'the hamper;

Inthe presently preferred embodiment oftlie invention, the" separatearticle compartment 20' is'constitut'ed' in part by a forwardlyrecesse'dzpora tion 128' of the" rearwall 18, as showntin: 1", Ziand' 4.Saidre'c'essedportion 2"fliisiofi'generally semi-circular cross-section,but it will'be-iunderfstood it may b'e any' otherrsuitablacontonr. Theback of the compartmentiz'fl may be left' open andliesv in.'the: planeof' the' rear wall I8: *As shown, the recessed. wallportion 28 'of'therear wall. l a extends vertically'ofxthe hamper forfthe full height/of"said rear wall and is positioned-sub stantiallycentrally thereof. It:will be readily apparent that therecessed wall portionzzl-of the rearwall 18- forms the upright sidei wallsr'iof the articlecompartment- 20-.7: I With reference to Fig. 3, the separate-article compartment 20 isvprovided-with a top wall-:30, which is preferably formed ofisheet metalwhich is secured atthe top 'of wall portion 28"internally ofthe latter.Said compartment alsovincludes a bottom member 32, anda plurality-0fhorizon tally. disposed shelves 34 located intermediate the;topwall-Wand the bottom.member.'-3 2-:.which rests-onthe bottom 12- of the'hamper. For-ease ofconstruction and assembly, the top wallet, the bottommember"3 2"anditheshelvesfl may-be identically dimensionedand-0nstruoted so that ail ot-said part-s:maybe-massproduced; Ifidesiredi the bottom member; 32, may-be removabie so that-said membermay;be used-as a drip-pan, aswill-bereadilyunderstood .Top -30.,' member32; andshelves fl are all providedwith-;periph-. erally extendingflanges 36 so that said parts-may be readily secured to the recessedwallportion 28 01 the rear-wall I-8- byanyconventionalmeans. suchasl'welding, riveting, and the lil e.-. member 32 0f: the compartment 20tis removably securedwinsaid compartment to be usedasa drip pan,theflangesifi of said wall .32will bedisposed in upstanding dis-positionso asto contain the drippings.-. Thetop wall 3 0 of the compartment 20.ha s-- suitablysecured. thereto. support provie 'sions such as hooks 38for the support of a-wide variety of householdarticles in thecompartment vlILior examplea brush B. Theshelves 3'4of the compartment20' are provided with vertically depending from said hook in thevertical aligned J cut-out portions 40 of the shelves 34. I Withreference to Fig. 5, there is shown a view of a hamper embodying theabove described con-.5

In the modification cept in a modified form. shown in Fig. 5, thearticle compartment 20 is formed as a separate unitary structure 4]. Ferthis purpose, the upright side Walls 14' of the that the opening ofcompartment 20 at the back of the hamper is closed by the bathroom walladjacent to which the hamper is placed. When thus used in a bathroom,said compartment 20 provides a very convenient place to contain andconceal a water closet brush. It will be observed that compartment 20 isnot provided with a cover gfor ,the acces openin gth ereof provided atthe back of the hamper, this being unnecessary even when saidcompartment is used to contain various small articles not held in place,since the wall againstwhich the hamper is placed will act as a cover forsaid opening. However, it will be understood that it is within the scopeof this invention to provide acover' for said compartment opening. Also,it willbeunderstood that if desired the top 30 may bemovable orremovable to provide access to the compartment through the top openinghamper l0 include rear wall portions 42, only one of such wall portionsbeing shown in Fig. 5, which are spaced apart for the receptiontherebetween' of the separate, unitary article, compartment'or structure4|. The spaced rear wallpQ itions .42, of the side walls l4 form acontinuation of said side walls'and may be fabricated from thesamematerial as said side walls. Thus,,in the modification shown in Fig.5, there is no rear wall panel [8 as in Figs. l'through 4, instead theside walls M are. provided with spaced rear wallzportions 42 which are acontinuation of said side walls, and the article compartment 4| ispositioned between and suitably afiixed to said rear wall portions 42.As clearly shown in Fig. 5, the ends of the rear wall portions 42 may beclamped in a longitudinal U-shaped clamp '44 it. being understood thatsaid clamp 44 extends for the full length of said rear wall porti0ns42.

. The-article compartment-4| comprises upright side walls 28, a top wall30, bottom wall 32 and shelves 34, as described in reference to Figs. 1through 4, said compartment 4l however being formed as a separateunitary compartment. The ends of the upright side walls28' are providedwith outwardly extending flanges 46 which are secured to the outsideface of the clamp 44 in any conventional manner. In this' modified form,there is provided an angle iron bracing member 48 -which is'suitablyafiixed to-theinside rear corners of' the side walls M, as byrivets 49, to

impart'further rigidity to the structure. It will thus be seen that themodified form of'construction of hamper I'll provides for the articlecompartment being formed as a separate unitary structure whereby hamperl0,'having a, separate article compartment 20, may have its manufactureand assembly facilitated. f

It will be readily apparent that the hamper [0, having the separatecompartment 20, is readily adapted for a multitude of household uses,and the compartment 20 maybe used to contain a wide variety-of householdarticles. The separate article compartment '20; is completely concealedfrom view when the hamper is disposedadjacent to the wall of a room. Inthe normal positioning of the hamper in a room, it resembles aconventional hamper in all respects and takes up no more space than aconventional hamper. It is also readily apparent that the hamper In,which isof improved construction and appearance, may

be used to contain elongated articles such as bathroom brushes, whichmaybe stored and concealed from view inthe supplemental compartment'20.I

L'A'haniper of the presentinvention may be used to advantage in thebathroom andpositioned so of the hamper when cover I6 is opened.

While there is showniand described herein certain specific structureembodying the invention, it will be manifest to those skilled intheartthat various modifications and rearrangements of the parts may bemade without. departing from the spirit and scope of theunderlying;inventive-cone cept and that the same is not limited to thepar.- ticular form herein shown and described except insofar asindicated bythe scope of the appended claims.' r1

.Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

. 1. A hamper,-comprising .an open. receptacle having atop, a bottom,and vertical walls including a. rear wall; said rear wall having aportion thereof recessed towards the front of the hamper and extendingsubstantially.vertically. thereof, said recessed portion being-openat-the back-of the hamper and having a closed top and bottom and atleastone horizontally positioned shelf disposed intermediate said top ands'bottom of said recessed portion, the latter forming 'a concealedcompartment separated from said recep-r tacle for the storage ofarticle'swhen said rear wall of said hamper is disposed-adjacent tothewall of a room, and a top cover movable between open and 'closedpositions, the latter position being effective tocover said receptacleand said closed top of said 'concealed'compart'ment. 7 2. A hamperhaving a main bompartment,'com-' prising a top; a bottom," anduprightwall'sin cludin'ga rear 'wall, said rear wall having a por tion thereofrecessed towards the fro'nt' of the hamper, said recessed portionextendinglongitudinally of the hamper for" substantially the length ofsaid rear wall centrally thereo'f, said recessed portion forming acompartment separate from said main compartmentand having a closed topand bottom and a plurality of horizontally positioned shelvesdisposed'therein, said shelves having verticallyaligned cut-out portionsadapted for the reception of elongatedarticles and said closedtop havingmeans for supporting the elongatedarticles received in said cut-routportions.

3. A hamper having a main compartment prising an open top, a closedbottom, and upright walls including a rear wal1 said 'rear'wall havingan integral portion thereof recessed towards 'the front of th hamper andextending vertically .of the hamper for the full height 'ofsaid rearwall substantially centrally thereof, said recessed porition forming acompartmentseparate from said main compartment and having a closed topand bottom, a plurality of horizontally positioned shelves. secured tosaidrecessed portion, said sepa' rate compartment being adapted tocontain a plurality of articles separated from the contents of said maincompartment by said integral portion of said rear wall, and a top covermovable between open and closed positions, the latter position beingeffective to cover said main compartment and said closed top of saidseparate compartment.

4. A hamper having a main compartment comprising an open top, a closedbottom, and upright walls including a rear wall, said rear wal1 havingan integral portion thereof recessed towards the front of the hamper andextending vertically of the hamper for the full height of said rear wallsubstantially centrally thereof, said recessed portion forming acompartment separate from said main compartment and having a closed topand bottom, a plurality of horizontally positioned shelves secured tosaid recessed portion, said separate compartment being adapted tocontain a plurality'of articles separated from the contents I of saidmain compartment by said integral portion of said rear wall, and a topcover movable between open and closed positions, the latter positionbeing efiective to cover said main compartment and said closed top orsaid separate compartment, said shelves having vertically alignedcut-out portions adapted for the reception of elongated articles andsaid closed top having means for supporting the elongated articlesreceived in said cut-out portions.

CARL FUERST.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Great Britain 1890

